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Last updated  10 April 2013

Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Title: Glenlea Mennonite Church fonds
Dates: 1932-2012
Extent: 8 cm of textual records
Extent: 1 microfilm reel

Historical note

About 20 Mennonite immigrant families arrived in the Glenlea area from Russia in 1925. They met for worship in private homes. In 1926 they began to meet in rented facilities. In 1928 they joined the Schönwieser Mennoniten Gemeinde, a multi-congregational church. In 1946 they became an independent congregation with a membership of 44. In 1950 they moved a building to Glenlea to use as their own meeting house. In 1951 the membership was 55. The membership was 56 in 1970. In 1975 this building needed to be renovated and enlarged, but instead they decided to build a new meeting house which was completed in 1975. The congregation has emphasized the study of scripture through its annual Bible study weekends. The membership was 91 in 1984 and in 2000 it was 135. The leaders of the congregation were: Johann Friesen (1931-1955), Johann Rogalsky (1931-1961), Cornelius Peters (1931-1934), Isaak Warkentin (1936), Jakob Pankratz (1937-1952), Jakob Toews (1939-1951), Abram Warkentin (1966), Jakob Friesen (1965-1975), Frank Wiens, Frank Enns (1975-1989), Frank Wiens (1990), Del Epp (1990- ), Ernie Wiens (1990- ).

Scope and content note

This fonds contains bulletins (1989-2000), membership and family register (1932-1980), membership statistics (1937-1982), congregational correspondence (1945-1979), congregational constitutions (1977-1979), congregational directories (1980, 1994-1996), sermon ([193-?]), congregational and church council meeting minutes (1932-1981), and a brief congregational history (1975-1977). The records pertain to the beginning and development of the Mennonite congregation at Glenlea and they document the leaders and participants in the congregation.

Finding aids

Inventory file list available.

Notes

Language

Much German.

Restrictions on access

No restrictions on access.

Other notes

Textual records were microfilmed at the Mennonite Heritage Centre in 1981. Texual records were deposited by the congregation on a regular basis. Described by Bert Friesen 13 December 2001.

Glenlea Mennonite Church fonds file list:

Volume 3487

  1. Glenlea Mennonite Church sermon ([193-?])
  2. Glenlea Mennonite Church statistical records, administrative records, correspondence with conference/congregation (1932-1951)
  3. Glenlea Mennonite Church membership transfer certificates and correspondence (1937-1952)
  4. Glenlea Mennonite Church correspondence and reports concerning the life of the congregation (1965-1979)
  5. Glenlea Mennonite Church membership transfer certificates and correspondence (1949-1982)
  6. Glenlea Mennonite Church brief congregational history (1975-1977)
  7. Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (1992) (incomplete)
  8. Glenlea Mennonite Church directory (1994)
  9. Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (1989)
  10. Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (1990)
  11. Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (1991)
  12. Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (1996), directory (1996)
  13. Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (1997), directory (1997)
  14. Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (1998)
  15. Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (1999)
  16. Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (2000)

Volume 5002

  1. Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (2001)
  2. Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (2002)
  3. Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (2003)

4.  Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (2004)

5.  Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (2005)

6.  Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (2006)

7.  Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (2007)

8.  Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (2008)

9.  Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (2009)

10.  Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (2010)

 11.  Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (2011)

12.  Glenlea Mennonite Church bulletins (2012)

Microfilm

Microfilm No. 231 (MHC Project No. 86)

  1. Church Records
    1. Membership Register, 1932-1940.
    2. Church Register, No. 1, 1952.
      1. Index
      2. Family Register
      3. Baptismal Register, 1934-1951.
      4. Marriage Register, 1935-1952.
    3. Church Register, No. 2, 1952
      1. Index
      2. Family Register
      3. Membership Register, 1954-1980.
      4. Marriage Register, 1953.
  2. Council & Congregational Minutes, 1932 – March 1981.
    1. Correspondence
    2. Finances
    3. Mennonite Disaster Service, 1962.
    4. Conference of Mennonites in Manitoba materials
    5. Christian Education materials
    6. Conference of Mennonites in Canada Materials
  3. Constitution (German: latest edition 1977; English: Translation, 1979).
  4. Miscellaneous
    1. Correspondence, 1945.
    2. Membership Address list, 1977.
    3. Church Directory, 1980.
    4. Calendar of Events, 1978-1980.
    5. A Brief Historical Overview of the Glenlea congregation, by A.D. Warkentin.